Les Beatles 1965. OSX 228. Mega rare French 2nd press w/insert *Pro cleaned*
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1965 by Les Beatles AKA Beatles for Sale
OSX 228
XAR 809 21/XAR 810 21
From what I can make out this is a French second pressing from 1965. It seems the record is from the first pressing run but the sleeve is different.
Firstly, the record:
Visually very nice. Superficial hair lines on both sides but there's no deep impact damage. The very fetching orange labels have a little spindle wear on them but are really pretty nice otherwise. I've had it professionally cleaned so it's lovely & shiny.
I have play tested this record (no *visual testing only* nonsense) & the pro clean has paid off. It generally sounds really nice with no jumps or skips. As deep & warm as a good bath like heavyweight sixties mono pressings should be. The run ins are lovely & quiet too.
Secondly, the sleeve:
As you can see the outer sleeve has seen better days - in fact some of it has actually been lost along the way. The spine is pretty shot too. It may or may not have originally been a gatefold - I honestly can't tell.
The good news is that it's really unusual though. There's a die cut insert (in great condition) with a red signature banner which when removed shows quite a rare black & white picture of the boys.
Further notes:
Mismatched labels show the BIEM logo boxed on side B but not on side A.
In summary- I'm really tempted to keep this as I'm quite taken with it & if it doesn't go at this starting price in a week then I'll be lining it up on my own shelf. It's clearly a shame about the outer sleeve but I feel this is reflected in the starting price as the only comparable one I can find on ebay is £1,500.
So it's not really a matter of waiting around for a better copy of this one because this kind of is *the* copy.
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Offers welcome.
I post promptly and securely second class to keep costs down and I sometimes use recycled packaging.
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